Blatant Artificial & Contrived Tax Schemes Of 70s & 80s
Australian History Economic History Professional Reference Public Policy Tax Law True Crime Finance Business Case Studies
First-edition copy of Trevor Boucher’s Blatant Artificial & Contrived Tax Schemes of the 70s & 80s—the insider chronicle that tax professionals, finance students and Australian-history buffs have hunted for since the ATO first released it in 2010. 413 pages of once-classified case studies, Parliamentary debates and enforcement tactics show exactly how aggressive shelters, fringe companies and trust structures were hatched, marketed and ultimately shut down during Australia’s boldest era of tax avoidance. Because the publisher (the Australian Tax Office itself) never reprinted, clean first-edition paperbacks like this have become scarce collectibles that hold both reference value and historical cachet.
Boucher, a former senior ATO investigator, writes with courtroom clarity and storyteller pace, turning dry statutes into true-crime narratives: the cattle-feedlot rorts, the Vanuatu shelf-company chains, the “gold-on-lease” scams and the paper-shuffling that once let high-income earners pay almost no tax. Each chapter pairs the original scheme diagrams with the later court judgments and legislative patches, making the book a ready reckoner for accountants who need to recognise resurrected structures under today’s anti-avoidance rules. Economics and law students love it because it links micro-economic theory to real-dollar outcomes, while personal-finance readers discover why modern superannuation and negative-gearing rules look the way they do.
Supplied in very-good condition—crisp, unmarked pages and only light edge scuffing from shelf life—this copy is ideal for graduation gifts, professional libraries or anyone who wants a front-row seat to Australia’s financial Wild West. Search terms: Australian Tax Office history, tax avoidance Australia 1980s, Trevor Boucher book, first edition ATO publication, contrived tax schemes case studies.
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